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HANSARDLeasehold and Freehold Reform BillMy Lords, I speak in support of the two linked amendments tabled by my noble friend Lord Bailey of Paddington. It is perfectly clear that leasehold is unlikely to be the path of…24 May 2024HANSARDLeasehold and Freehold Reform BillBefore the noble Baroness sits down, I hope she can appreciate that it is perfectly possible to agree with every word she said—that there are abusers, as I said in Committee, that…24 May 2024HANSARDVictims and Prisoners BillMy Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Blunkett, and in particular to follow him in expressing a very large degree of gratitude to the Government. Although one…21 May 2024HANSARDPublic Bus CollisionsMy Lords, is my noble friend aware that many injuries caused by buses in fact occur inside the bus, especially to the elderly and vulnerable? Care needs to be taken in examining…13 May 2024HANSARDInternational Health Regulations: AmendmentsMy Lords, returning to the treaty, am I right in thinking that it contains provision that envisages a role for the WHO in vaccine certification? If that is the case, how would…07 May 2024HANSARDLeasehold and Freehold Reform BillIt is unsatisfactory if this is to be left to secondary legislation. Bearing in mind that the directors of the right-to-manage company are elected by the leaseholders, and can be…29 Apr 2024HANSARDLeasehold and Freehold Reform BillMay I ask the indulgence of the Committee? I should have declared when I spoke—as I did earlier in debate—that I live in a building which is run by a right-to-manage company of…29 Apr 2024HANSARDIndeterminate SentencesTo ask His Majesty’s Government how many (1) women, and (2) persons who were under 18 years of age when their index offence was committed, are serving an indeterminate sentence…29 Apr 2024HANSARDIndeterminate SentencesMy Lords, I congratulate the Government on having achieved some reduction in these numbers over the last two years, although noble Lords will, in some cases, still be surprised…29 Apr 2024HANSARDLeasehold and Freehold Reform BillMy Lords, I had assumed that the noble Baroness had risen to speak to the amendment standing in the name of her noble friend Lady Pinnock. I will speak to the amendments in my…29 Apr 2024HANSARDTransport System: FailingsMy Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Snape, for securing this important debate. He gave us a splendid knock-about speech to start, full of horror stories. These have been added…25 Apr 2024HANSARDLeasehold and Freehold Reform BillI am very grateful to the noble Baroness for giving way. If there is any suggestion that I have been critical of the European Convention on Human Rights, if that remark was…24 Apr 2024HANSARDLeasehold and Freehold Reform BillMy Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of Manchester, and I have added my name to his amendments. There is a great deal that I could say on…24 Apr 2024HANSARDLeasehold and Freehold Reform BillMy Lords, it is a privilege to speak after the noble Baroness, with her depth of knowledge about this subject, and my noble friend Lord Howard of Rising, who did me a number of…24 Apr 2024HANSARDLeasehold and Freehold Reform BillI am grateful to the noble Baroness for giving way. In the case of infrastructure, it is certainly true that private property owners can have their property taken away from them…24 Apr 2024HANSARDLeasehold and Freehold Reform BillBefore my noble friend sits down, perhaps I may address a point he made earlier which was made also by my noble friend Lady Scott of Bybrook. The idea that the Government are…24 Apr 2024HANSARDLeasehold and Freehold Reform BillMy Lords, I rise to support, in general, the principle of what my noble friend Lord Borwick has said, but I am not entirely sure that we need to go into this new world that he is…24 Apr 2024HANSARDLeasehold and Freehold Reform BillDoes my noble friend the Minister have a moment to give a response to my query about whether the Government regard the deferment rate as a real interest rate or one that…24 Apr 2024HANSARDLeasehold and Freehold Reform BillMy Lords, it is a privilege to speak after the noble Baroness. I will come to answering her question. To give a blunt answer, I have not undertaken the consultation that she…24 Apr 2024HANSARDLeasehold and Freehold Reform BillMy Lords—24 Apr 2024